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The scientific name Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name Thamnophis is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name sirtalis is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped ...
Garter snake. Checkered garter snake; Common garter snake; San Francisco garter snake; Texas garter snake; Glossy snake; Gopher snake. Cape gopher snake; Grass snake; Green snake. Rough green snake; Smooth green snake; Ground snake. Common ground snake; Three-lined ground snake; Western ground snake
The first garter snake to be scientifically described was the eastern garter snake (now Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), by zoologist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus Thamnophis was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1843 as the genus for the garter snakes and ribbon snakes. [ 2 ]
Thamnophis saurita, also known as the eastern ribbon snake [a], common ribbon snake, or simply ribbon snake, is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. [2] It is a non-venomous [ 5 ] [ 6 ] species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae .
DeKay's brown snake: Storeria dekayi: Non-venomous Diamondback water snake: Nerodia rhombifer: Non-venomous Eastern garter snake: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis: Non-venomous Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon platirhinos: Venomous Eastern ribbon snake: Thamnophis saurita saurita: Non-venomous Gray ratsnake: Pantherophis spiloides: Non-venomous ...
The common garter snake is considered to be a least-concern species by the IUCN Red List due to its wide distribution and high population size. [1] Water contamination, urban expansion, and residential and industrial development are all threats to the common garter snake.
The shorthead garter snake is commonly found in old fields and meadows, but can occasionally be found in wooded areas. It is almost always found within several hundred meters of a field. It is believed that on sunny days it will be openly basking; however, when a population study was conducted, it was almost invariably found under objects such ...
Connecticut is home to 15 species of snakes and only two are venomous. The Black racer (Coluber c. constrictor), Dekay's brownsnake (Storeria d. dekayi), Eastern ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus), Garternake (Thamnophis s. sirtalis), Hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos), milk snake (Lampropeltis t. triangulum), northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), redbelly snake (Storeria o ...